Government employees and officials have a special duty to serve the public in a fair, just, and transparent manner. The Ethics Commission is dedicated to bolstering public trust in local governance. It is charged with educating local officials, employees, and the public on ethical governance and interpreting and enforcing local ethics and conflict of interest ordinances.
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Sec. 2-11.1 (s)(2)(d) of the County Code, passed by the Board of County Commissioners on March 6, 2012, requires each lobbyist to successfully complete an ethics lobbyist course that includes instruction on Florida's Public Records and open meetings laws. Lobbyists must submit a certificate of completion of an ethics course approved by the Ethics Commission to the Clerk of the Board within 60 days after lobbyist registration. Similar rules apply to the City of Miami and certain other municipalities. Lobbyists, vendors, or vendor representatives transacting with the Public Health Trust / Jackson Health are likewise required to submit paperwork.
In order to meet the requirements of the county code and obtain your certificate, you must view the lobbyist training video below in their entirety. In order to assure that these requirements are met, this training module will keep track of all registered users and assure that the content of the video is completely reviewed.
Once the course is completed, you will be advised that the course has been completed and a certificate of completion will automatically be emailed to your registered email address. Please take note that IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO SUBMIT THIS CERTIFICATE TO THE CLERK OF THE BOARD. Failure to complete this course may prevent you from engaging in Lobbyist activities and subject you to an ethics enforcement action and fines.
